such emotions arise in india becuase of two reasons. Language and tradition. If outside state people settle in a city like mumbai, they r supposed to learn marathi and respect marathi festivals and they should absorb the marathi way of life in their . Not that they manage with hindi and define non marathi life style in terms of festivals and traditions and impose them on local people.Otherwise such incidents will be repeated. Indians in USA absorb the american lifestyle but does not ask americans to learn hindi or telugu or tamil.EVen though passport is not reqd india is like many small countries and every region has it's own language and culture. And this diveristy WITH unity is our remarkable strength, the beauty of this wonderful country India.
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by VASUDEVAN VM on Feb 05, 2008 06:16 AM Permalink
Bloody rascal do you know the meaning of patriotic indian. Mumbai is not anybdy's property and Mumbai is not because of Maharashtrians but due to the contribution of every indian and even from all parts of the world. What the patriotic raj thak has done for Mumbai, for maharashtra, for the country. he got enormous wealth through his gundaism. what is his credibility, he even not a corporator, what is his income, his father was a poor man, not even like balasaheb (he earned wealth through goons).
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by Pat Thakur on Feb 05, 2008 07:07 AM Permalink
Dear LUNGIDEVAN, apply that own rule to your lungi states too who are trying to throttle each other's throats over River Water Issues. They conveniently solicit their own fights as patriotic but downgrade other state's issues as hooliganism. Hypocrites!
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by Patriotic indian on Feb 05, 2008 07:00 AM Permalink
Vanakkam! Eppidirikinge. Well I am not a maharashtrian! I am not north indian too.i said such incidents will be repeated in so called cosmopolitan cities if local culture and traditions r not respected. Hyderabad, chennai bangalore and culcutta have similar feelings. and Vasudevan please mind your language.
